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Cant Can't notice the breath

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I cantcan't find the breath (sometimes iI can, but the majority of the time i cantI can't)

  • i cantI can't notice the rising and falling of the stomach even when lying and putting my hand on it and also to moticenotice the breath in general is very hard for me.

no i understnad iNow I understand I can say if i dontI don't notice it "knowing" or "breath" ectetc - but than ithen I wait and wait and nothing - and in the mean time lots of secondary objects come up - if i. If I follow them though its not good- because you should have a primary object to build concentration, so iI need an "anchor"

soSo when iI say "knowing"*3"knowing" and thanthen what should iI do  ? justJust focus on my belly  ? andAnd if i dontdon't feel anything  ? notNot even in other areas like the nose - what should iI do - focus harder  ? follow seconderyFollow secondary objects only  ?

I practicehave practiced for a long time now (did retreats ectetc) and iI thought this problem willwould fix itself, but iI still have this problem - when i. When I meditate iI do 1 hour walking than, then 1 hour sitting (mahasi style).

I cant find the breath (sometimes i can but the majority of the time i cant)

  • i cant notice the rising and falling of the stomach even when lying and putting my hand on it and also to motice the breath in general is very hard for me

no i understnad i can say if i dont notice it "knowing" or "breath" ect - but than i wait and wait and nothing - and in the mean time lots of secondary objects come up - if i follow them though its not good- because you should have a primary object to build concentration so i need an "anchor"

so when i say "knowing"*3 and than what should i do  ? just focus on my belly  ? and if i dont feel anything  ? not even in other areas like the nose - what should i do - focus harder  ? follow secondery objects only  ?

I practice for a long time now (did retreats ect) and i thought this problem will fix itself but i still have this problem - when i meditate i do 1 hour walking than 1 hour sitting (mahasi style)

I can't find the breath (sometimes I can, but the majority of the time I can't)

  • I can't notice the rising and falling of the stomach even when lying and putting my hand on it and also to notice the breath in general is very hard for me.

Now I understand I can say if I don't notice it "knowing" or "breath" etc - but then I wait and wait and nothing - and in the mean time lots of secondary objects come up. If I follow them though its not good- because you should have a primary object to build concentration, so I need an "anchor"

So when I say "knowing" and then what should I do? Just focus on my belly? And if i don't feel anything? Not even in other areas like the nose - what should I do - focus harder? Follow secondary objects only?

I have practiced for a long time now (did retreats etc) and I thought this problem would fix itself, but I still have this problem. When I meditate I do 1 hour walking, then 1 hour sitting (mahasi style).

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